Numbers can tell …… Statistics of questionnaire survey for “Love Yuanlin Railway”
The questionnaire survey for “Love Yuanlin Railway” was proceeded between November 2014 and January 2015. We received a total of 1,768 questionnaires, consisting of 588 paper questionnaires and 1180 online questionnaires. Out of these, 59% were from people under 18 years old, 92% were from Changhua County, and 66% of the people live in Yuanlin Township. The numbers we have received were double of what we anticipated. In order for the number to show population preference, we submitted the result statistics to the township mayor and the planning department of the Yuanlin elevated bridge for their reference, and hope we can show them our spirit for this research. The effective questionnaire analysis for the 12 questions on the questionnaire are listed as below:
Analysis1:
89% know there have been Taiwan Railway trains in Yuanlin for the past 100 years. 55% know about the Sugar Railway little train. 23% know there are portable trains. 32% mistakenly think there is a high-speed railroad and MRT system in Yuanlin. It is possible that only a few people do not completely recognize the current situation of Yuanlin Railway. |
Analysis2:
56% do not know the stopping points of Yuanlin line of Sugar Railway. Only 38% know it connects to Xihu Township. |
Analysis3:
27% know about the Yuanlin Sugar Railway residue railroad track. 13% know South Yuanlin Station office still exists. 3.6% did not know the water crane was removed. |
Analysis4:
58% do not know Taiwan Sugar Yuanlin Bike Path was rebuilt from Taiwan Sugar Yuanlin Railway. 19% interviewees have visited the bike path. Only 10% like the bike path. |
Analysis5:
64% think Taiwan Sugar Yuanlin Bike Path contains the value of tourism and recreation. 37% think it also contains historical culture value. 32% think the driveway is dangerous since it crosses the main street. 24% think the maintenance of the facilities is proper. The priorities of needed improvements are night lighting, advertising promotions, scenes on both sides of the pathway, and a tour guide board. |
Analysis6:
Respectively, 50%, 30%, and 33% mistakenly understand the open date, rebuilding expenditure, and construction schedule of the Yuanlin railroad overhead project. Only 30% know the rebuilding unit is the Chinese Engineering Department. 44% know that a trackless railroad can reduce noise, and the follow-up project involves removing one land bridge, three railroad crossings, and 5 underpasses. 34% know that Yuanlin Township Office manages the space beneath the future elevated bridge. 25% know Yuanlin overhead project won two national Construction Gold Quality awards. |
Analysis7:
Regarding the bothering problems in the neighborhood of Yuanlin Railway, 74% think there are too many people and cars, 59% think that noise pollution is irksome, 51% think that too many railroad crossings, 47% think the road is too narrow, 42% think the railroad track hinders the traffic between the east and the west, and 28% think there are too many underpasses. |
Analysis8:
Regarding the impact of Yuanlin railway overhead project, 55% think the traffic jam can be improved, 45% think public space beneath the bridge should be added, and 36% think railroad crossing accidents need more precautions, 45% think the construction causes traffic inconvenience, 41% think noise and air pollution is produced, 36% think it causes troubles to families beside the railroad, 42% think it can improve street appearance, 33% think it can drive tourism fervor, 31% think it will promote the prices of houses, and 21% agree with the extra 10 million expenditure spent for reserving Yuanlin Silo. |
Analysis9:
Regarding the station features of the Yuanlin overhead project, 59% think riding convenience is enhanced, 51% think the landscape on the platform is beautiful, 46% think hardware devices are novel, 44% knows that this is the first elevated railway station in the central region, 43% think engineering is exquisite, 42% notice the train’s art work, “Road to the future”, installed in the lobby, and 30% notice the entire design is based on the Yuanlin specialty, preserved fruit. |
Analysis10:
Regarding facility planning inside the station, 59% think more railroad coffee shops can be added, 54% hope Yuanlin cafés and specialty shops can be set up, and 46%~49% anticipate a railroad cultural relic exhibition room, railroad library, and art exhibition space to be set up. |
Analysis11:
Regarding the usage of the public space underneath Yuanlin elevated bridge, 58% want a shopping arcade, 48% hope to create green space and bicycle pathway, 43~46% support a build parking garage, tourist night market, and landscape restaurant. |
Analysis12:
Regarding activating Railway Silo, 56% think about the use of Yuanlin cultural relic exhibition hall, 49% think about the use of railroad culture experiencing hall, 40% think about the use of the art exhibition hall, 38% think about the use of a landscape restaurant, 35% think about the use of a movie theatre, and 33% think about the use of a reading hall. |